Michelangelo's David is one of the most famous statues in the world. It depicts the biblical hero David and was carved by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504. Michelangelo positioned David as if he had just heard that Goliath was approaching, rather than standing over his defeated body. This captured David in a moment of tension and determination rather than victory. Michelangelo also gave David realistic human proportions and intricately detailed features, which added to the statue's dramatic power and lifelikeness.